Comparative Evaluation of the Nutritive, Mineral, and Antinutritive Composition of Musa sinensis L. (Banana) and Musa paradisiaca L. (Plantain) Fruit Compartments
| Autor: | Anthony Jide Afolayan, Barnabas Oluwatomide Oyeyinka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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genetic structures
Musa paradisiaca L Saponin 030209 endocrinology & metabolism mineral elements Plant Science Mineral composition Biology Musa × paradisiaca Article Comparative evaluation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Food science Medicinal plants Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 030304 developmental biology chemistry.chemical_classification 0303 health sciences Ecology Flesh Musa sapientum L Proximate biology.organism_classification chemistry Composition (visual arts) antinutrients plant metabolites Musa sinensis L medicinal plants |
| Zdroj: | Plants Volume 8 Issue 12 |
| ISSN: | 2223-7747 |
| Popis: | Banana and plantain contribute significantly to food security and amelioration of malnutrition, earning their status as staples in several localities of tropical and sub-tropical regions. The distribution of metabolites within the various parts also remains as a key essential to their nutritive and therapeutic potential. This study was aimed at evaluating the nutritional and mineral composition of the flesh, peel, and peel extract components of Musa sinensis L. and Musa paradisiaca L. fruits as well as their nutritional and therapeutic potentials. Proximate and antinutritional analyses were carried out using standard analytical methods of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC), while the mineral constituents were evaluated using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Proximate analysis revealed that the flesh and peel of M. sinensis L. and M. paradisiaca L. contain substantial amounts of moisture, fiber, carbohydrates, and low fat content, while minerals K, Mg, Ca, Na, P, and N were substantially concentrated in the peels and peel extracts in particular. The antinutrients alkaloid, oxalate, saponin, and phytate were detected in safe amounts according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The study points out that the peel and its derivative extract, as well as the flesh of M. sinensis L. and M. paradisiaca L. are to be put to more relevant human nutritional and therapeutic use. |
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